Australia vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Australia
6.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
4.30 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Turkey rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.42 billion tonnes against 4.30 billion tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 2.12 billion tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 12,091 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 12,091 tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.06 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.18 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 12.17 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 12.17 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 41.49 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 41.49 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.88 million tonnes | 6,961 tonnes | 96.88 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 220.07 million tonnes | 14.02 million tonnes | 206.05 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 519.93 million tonnes | 80.58 million tonnes | 439.35 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 331.38 million tonnes | 822.55 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 796.76 million tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.84 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.10 billion tonnes | 3.16 billion tonnes | 1.95 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.14 billion tonnes | 4.03 billion tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Australia or Turkey?
- Australia, at 6.42 billion tonnes against 4.30 billion tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Australia and Turkey?
- 2.12 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 21st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.